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STATE COLLEGE. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 27, 1956 FIVE CENTS
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IBy CHUCK DiROCCO
eet, and icy roads caused numerous automobile accidents over the holiday
ghout central and western Pennsylvania and caused at least four injuries
d one former student.
the accidents occurred late Sunday evening when many students were re
heir homes.
reported being
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snore than usu
According to 'Bedford authori
ties, Earl Seell former MI-Uni
versity preside t from the Main
Line section of Philadelphia and
Rebecca Zahm, opy editor of the
Daily Collegian Johnstown, were
injured early Thursday morning
on the turnpike near the Bedford
interchange.
Travelling to Johnstown
Seeley, travelling, from Phila
delphia to Johnstown, crashed in
to the rear of a tractor-trailer car
rying steel pipes.
Both Seely and Miss Zahm
were taken to the Lee Hospital,
Johnstown, after being treated at
the Bedford Dispensary.
The Collegian copy editor suf
fered a broken right arm and
bruises to the hip and face.
Seely suffered a broken artery
above the eye, possible broken
,ribs, and badly bruised legs,
Worries Over Christmas Cards
Miss Zahm's only comment at
the time of the accident was "how
will I ever be able to write my
Christmas cards?"
Both have been released from
the hospital and are well on their
way to recovery at the Zahm's
home.
Two :Injured at Cresson Mt.
Two other students were in
jured in a three-car auto accident
late Sunday night on Cresson
Mountain.
Janet Leff, freshman in educa
tion from Greensburg and Gary
Daum, freshman in business ad
ministration from Pittsburgh,
were treated at Mercy 'Hospital,
Altoona, following the accident.
Police said the two were pas
sengers in a car driven by Gerald
Miller, sophomore in engineering
from Jeanette.
Miller's car skidded and was
struck by a car driven by William
Fecke, senior -'in agriculture edu-=
cation from Pittsburgh.
Car Struck Twice
The Miller car was then struck
again by a car driven by Richard
Giesceke, jupior'in electrical en
gineering from Enon Valley.
In- another four car accident,
a car driven by Sid Nodiand, sen
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Films of Pitt Deadlock
To Be Shown Tonight
Films of the 7-7 Pitt deadlock
that probably ruined the chances
of either team becoming the win
ner of the Lambert Trophy, sym
bolic of the Eastern Champion
ship, will be shown at 7 p.m. to
night in Schwab.
John Chaffetz, head football
manager, will narrate for the
gridiron finale.
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detained in their flight over the ice as long as five hours
—Photo Courtesy Tyrone Herald
INJURED VICTIMS wail to be taken to hospital after the car
in which they were passengers collided with another auto near the
Blair-Centre County line yesterday morning. The other car re
portedly was bringing students back to the University. No one
was severely injured.
Snow Hinted
For Tonight
Cloudy skies are forecast for to
day with little change in the tern
p-erature.
Tonight is expected to be clear
and colder.
The high temp
erature today, oP
according to Um
versity w e a ther
officials, will be
33. Tonight's low
mercury reading
could bring on
more snow, with
t h e temperature
falling below the
freezing point.
Thermometers
at the University weather station
recorded temperatures reading in
the low forties yesterday after
noon, and they never got higher.
The low yesterday was 26.
IFC to Vote on 'lOO% FMK Move
The Interfraternity Coun
t
cil will vote Dec. 10 on a con
'stitutional amendment which
would make fraternity mem
bership in IFC automatically
include membership in the Fra
ternity Marketing Association.
The amendment was presented
to IFC last night shortly after the
council approved by a 39-3 vote
a motion favoring "a cooperative
buying program in general."
Two-thirds Vote Needed
The constitutional amendment,
which must receive a two thirds
favorable vote, also provides for
a review of the MA constitution
and its organizational structure
and leaves enforcement of the
program completely in the hands
of the council.
Following a report on FMA by
ri-c, Nice President Howard F.
Barrett's Play
To Be Filmed
The rights to the play, "Death'
of a Sand Flea," written by James'
Lee Barrett, a former student in i
theatre arts at the University,
have been purchased by Jack
Webb's independent film company
for a reported $30,000.
The play which was presented
last month on the Kraft Television
Theatre is the story of a young,
Marine recruit who finds it dif
ficult to adjust to the rigorous
life of a Marine Corps rookie.
Originally entitled "The Pine
Box," the play was written fori
the 5 O'Clock Theatre, a division,
of the University's Experimental)
Theatre which presents one-act
plays in the Little Theatre in Old
Main during the spring semester.
The play is the second film
undertaking by the Webb firm.
The first was "Pete Kelly's Blues."
Thompson, chairman of a council
committee to study the organiza
tion, IFC approved FMA's present
program in an 18-15 straw vote,
with 13 abstensions.
Text of Amendment
The amendment presented last
night reads:
"In view of the fact fraternity
joint-buying programs are a vital
and integral part of fraternity
systems at other majOr institu
tions, and that the Penn State
FMA program, sponsored by IFC
AFC during the past four years,
has proven the value of such a
program for fraternities on this
campus:
"The IFC, which is the parent
organization, now declares the
FMA to be the official buying
agent for all fraternities affiliated
with IFC and that fraternity mem
bership. in IFC automatically in
cludes membership in FMA; the
constitution of FMA be reviewed
!ir."7lr.ly
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Student Protests Bring
Administrative Action
Students received an early Christmas gift from the Uni
versity yesterday when, after several weeks of disappointed
cries, the Yule recess was lengthened to 8 a.m. Thursday,
Jan. 3.
The half•day extension, moving the closing date of the
vacation period from 1:10 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 2, wa s an
nounced yesterday by President
Eric A.. Walker. It followed a
recommendation by the Council
of Administration. The council
voted that the half-day would not
have to be made up.
- Receive Complaints
The action was t2lsen after stu
dents and student leaders pointed
out, among other objections to the
shortened recess, that the original
'vacation period would make it
necessary for many students to
return to campus on New Year's
day, thus creating what they felt
to be a traffic hazard.
Some 100 letters of protest from
parents were received by Robert
Bahrenburg, All-University presi
dent.
Action Explained
A University spokesman said
that the Christmas recess was
shortened this year to help solve
a mid-semester congestion in late
January that has brought com
plaints from students, parents,
faculty members, and draft boards
throughout the state.
"At the close of the first se
mester," the spokesman s aid,
"there has occurred year after
year an almost hopelessly con
gested period in which many
things must be done—scheduling
classes, giving examinations,
marking examinations, comput
ing grades, turning in grades for
graduation, counseling and many
more.
"This midyear confusion," the
sokesman continued, "annually
has caused students who failed
courses without knowing it to
register, buy books, and enter in
to rental commitments need
lessly."
Draft Board Difficulty
In addition, he said, draft boards
from all over Pennsylvania need
to know immediately what aca
demic actions are taken so that
they can determine who is and
who is not eligible to continue
work at the University. Lack of
time between semesters has also
caused embarrassment and con
fusion in this area, the spokes
man added.
To remedy the situation, the
Council of Administration ap
pointed a subcommittee on mid
year procedures, which studied
the problem thoroughly and at
length and made several sug
gestions.
Most of these recommended the
contracting of exisiting recesses.
and it was finally agreed that
two and a half days could best
be taken from Christmas vacation.
This change was made known
last May, and no objections, the
spokesman said, were voiced un
til early November.
State Draft Quota Issued
HARRISBURG. Nov. 26 (!P)—A
draft call of 1,338 was issued to
day for January by state draft
headquarters. All men called must
be 22. The December call is 1,413
and last January's was 459.
in consultation with the execu
tive committee of IFC in order
to incorporate the necessary
changes in organizational struc
ture arising from this action; IFC
shall exercise the same power to
enforce fraternity participation in
the joint-buying program as it
does to enforce all its other de
cisions relative to Penn State fra
ternity welfare."
To Go to House Meetings
IFC President Daniel Land ad
vised fraternity presidents to
bring the amendment before
house meetings for consideration
before the council's next meeting
Dec. 10.
The amendment was presented
by David Hamrick. representa- I
tive from Kappa Delta Rho and a
member of the FMA Board of
Trustees. •
Hamrick said the amendment
was made on a broad basis to
give IFC a free hand in dealing
with the organization..
UN Grants
Police Army
$lO Million
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Nov.
26 (11))—The UN Assembly over
rode Soviet objections tonight and
approved a grant of $lO million
to pay the initial costs of the
emergency police force in Egypt.
The vote was 52-9 with 13 coun
tries abstaining. Only the Soviet
bloc countries voted against it.
The United States, Britain and
France voted for it. •
Money Drawn from UN Fund
The resolution authorized Sec
retary General Dag frammar
skjold to draw on a working capi
tal fund of the TIN for the ex
penses. It left to later Assembly
action just how this money is to
be repaid to the capital fund.
Before the balloting, Soviet Dep
uty Foreign Minister V. V. Kuz
netsov demanded that Britain,
France and Israel pay the lull
cost of the emergency force in
Egypt and of clearing the Suez
Canal.
Russia Will Not Help
Kuznetsov told the Assembly
that the Soviet Union would not
accept any financial responsibility
for either the police or salvage
costs.
He spoke in the closing stages
of another Middle East debate
white the UN waited to see wheth
er Britain, France and Israel
would obey Assembly requests to
get out ot'Egypt.
End to Rift Sought
Meanwhile, Australian Foreign
Secretary R ichard G. Casey
sought to repair the rift between
the United States and her West
ern allies over Egypt.
Casey, one of the leading states
men in the British Commonwealth
and known as a good friend of the
United States also, brought into
the open the privately expressed
wishes of many Western diplo
mats.
Walker Family Occupies
Presidential Mansion
President Eric A. Walker and
his family moved into the presi
dential mansion near the engi
neering buildings on College Ave.
over the Thanksgiving recess.
Dr. Walker became president of
the University on Oct. 1 but de
layed moving into the mansion
until new furnittire could be se
lected.
Collegian Candidates
Editorial staff candidates of
The Daily Collegian will meet at
7 tonight in 111 Carnegie.
A meeting will also be held at
1:15 p.m. Saturday in the Col
legian cityroom. The session will
include practice in news writing.
Exam Schedule
Appears Today
The Final Examination
Schedule for this semester is
published on pages six and
seven of today's issue.
Examinations begin at 8
a.m. Monday, Jan. 14 and end
Jan. 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Students having two ex
aminations scheduled at the
same hour should file a con
flict card in room 2 Willard
Hall. the University Schedul
ing Office immediately. All
conflicts must be filed not
later than noon Saturday.
Dec. 15.